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Sheave
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley. Sheave hole, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. Ashmole.